It was another very cold night across the UK last night, with temperatures falling as low as -18.7 C at Pershore in Hereford and Worcester. Castlederg in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland recorded a minimum temperature of -18.0 C. This is provisionally a new record for the Province, beating the previous record of -17.5 °C recorded on 1 January 1979 at Magherally (County Down).

A band of heavy snow swept across southwest England and parts of south Wales overnight, giving fresh falls of 18cm at Dunkeswell in east Devon and causing major disruption to travel networks.

The tables below show the lowest temperatures (below minus 5 C) recorded at a selection of Met Office observing sites last night and snow depths recorded at 9am this morning.

Met Office forecasters said: “Parts of south Wales and southern England will see outbreaks of snow through Monday afternoon, with significant fresh snowfall in places. Rain or sleet is more likely along English Channel coasts. Snow showers will also continue in northeast Scotland. Elsewhere it will be largely dry, but very cold and icy.”

Met Office forecasters continued: “It will be very frosty and icy again tonight with temperatures falling to between -5 and -10C generally and as low as -20C in some rural areas.

“On Tuesday many places dry and bright, but freezing fog may linger all day in places. Later in the week there is the risk of some sleet and snow across parts of eastern England, accompanied by strong easterly winds.”

Below is a media forecast for use in print publications. All temperatures are in degrees Celsius and represent those likely to be seen in urban areas. Rural areas are likely to be significantly colder at night. For the latest weather forecasts and warnings you should refer to the Met Office website where regional and location based forecasts are available for the next 5 days.

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